Synonyms for purported
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : per-pawr-tid, -pohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : pərˈpɔr tɪd, -ˈpoʊr- |
Top 10 synonyms for purported Other synonyms for the word purported
Définition of purported
Origin :- early 15c., from Anglo-French purport (late 13c.), Old French porport "contents, tenor," back-formation from purporter "to contain, convey, carry," from pur- (from Latin pro- "forth;" see pur-) + Old French porter "to carry," from Latin portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)).
- verb assert, mean
- The note, written in pencil, purported to be from Joseph Jenkins.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- It purported to be given only a few days after the trial had taken place.
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 » by Various
- But this present case was, or purported to be, a case of a second recapture.
- Extract from : « Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period » by Various
- There now took place what purported to be a grand reconciliation.
- Extract from : « Richard III » by Jacob Abbott
- It bore the London post-mark, and purported to be from Harriet.
- Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow. First Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- The man made what purported to be a confession to Mr. Newman.
- Extract from : « A Book of Remarkable Criminals » by H. B. Irving
- The purported interview he published was wonderful concoction!
- Extract from : « The Fiction Factory » by John Milton Edwards
- It purported to be an inflammatory address by Bishop West of Juab.
- Extract from : « Wilford Woodruff » by Matthias F. Cowley
- It time they so identified with their purported quarry – that they held their own kind in contempt.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- It purported to show how loyal were the Alsatians to the German Fatherland.
- Extract from : « Eastern Nights - and Flights » by Alan Bott
Antonyms for purported
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